Born March 27, 1927 in Cazorla. His first feature was The Aunt Tula (1964), based on Unamuno’s novel, was hailed as one of the best films of the New Spanish cinema, thanks to the detail that describes the provincial atmosphere and also by the interpretation of the protagonist Aurora Bautista. With the same quality shot Dark August (1967), although Picazo retracts into literary adaptations made ​​for television. Then goes The man who could love (1976), a biography of San Juan de Dios, and Clear reasons for desire (1977).